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Getting 2 Know U Pod
by Sean O’Grady
Listen in and connect with guests from all types of backgrounds and parts of the world as they share THEIR STORIES letting us get to know them and bringing a new meaning to ”social” media.
Episodes
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210-Alex: Probably an Alien, Competed at the Arnolds, An Artist in Her Soul and by Training, Has Coffee with her Demons Every Morning
Sean and Alex talk about: (1:57) her journey into body building along with a color theory, the importance of diet, and biological genders in sporting competitions (43:37) her conspiracy theory mental mapping, feeling like an alien at times in this world, and realizing she felt suppressed until…
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206-Corynee: Quite NBC to Work at Dominos, Seamstress, Mom Wasn’t Impressed with her 1st Tattoo, Member of the Satanic Temple
Sean and Corynee talk about: (1:57) deciding to work at Dominos instead of NBC editing video for a livable wage and to pursue her other passions like fashion (37:41) being a news story because of her tic tok, identifying as autistic and how that has affected her life (1:04:15) females seeking…
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205-Kris: Fin Tech Capitalist, Bullish on the XRP Token, Grew Up In Finance, Thinks Rosie Rios is Up to Something
Sean and Kris talk about: (1:57) Catfishing and being hacked (9:00) Fin Tech Investing, XRP tokens, Ripple Labs and NFTs (47:13) The Great Wealth Transfer (1:01:00) Partnering up with an financial advisor to sell insurance (1:26:12) Deep diving in Ripple Labs and their XRP token and why he’s so...
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204-Cape Referendum with Board Members Dr. Myers and Mrs. Tyndall
Sean, Alison and Jessica talk about: (2:47) Voter Turnout, Polling Locations and additional Polling Booths for May's referendum (8:15) County reassessment impacting Cape’s school tax rate (17:45) Cape District property values and being a destination for families in part because of the Capital...
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203-Solus: Rapper, Rock Climber, Vape Bummer, Zones out by Playing Video Games and Listening to Podcasts, Dated a Graffiti Artist
Sean and Solus talk about: (2:05) how he started rapping in elementary school, creating videos with his brother and experiences with graffiti artists (26:17) getting addicted to vaping on and off, Aliens, not liking to talk about ghosts being real, and why we love cartoons (47:14) getting into…
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202-Kurt: Coder, University of Alabama Grad, Studied Abroad in Italy and Japan, Had a Swat Team Called on Him because of an Umbrella
Sean and Kurt talk about: (1:52) Going to the University of Alabama for FREE due to his ridiculously high SAT scores and getting a very deep, mathematical understanding of code (41:50) Travel Hacking including getting to study abroad in Italy for free and a 24 hour Day trip from Delaware to…
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199-Jim: Helps Organizations Put Out Dumpster Fires, Houses 2 Ukrainian Refugees, Farmer’s Son, Traveled to Cuba
Sean and Jim talk about: (2:00) growing up as a farmer’s son in a small town in California, his family’s intellectual curiosities and achievements, and some of his various jobs (34:25) presenting at different conferences and in different countries with a funny story involving a kitten meme in…
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198-Zoe Patchell: Executive Director of the Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network
Sean and Zoe talk about: (0:00) Co-Founding Delaware Normal to advocate for medical marijuana dispensaries being opened in Delaware (20:23) The lack of a competitive market in Delaware for medical marijuana due to a cap in licenses being approved for Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (45:51) the harm...
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197-Allen Family Tribe: Unconventional Parents Believing in Child Autonomy and Unschooling
Sean and the Allen Family talk about their unique philosphy on raising childern Get 2 Know more about The Unconventional Parents: https://youtube.com/@theunconventionalparent198 https://www.instagram.com/theunconventionalparent/ https://www.facebook.com/UnconventionalParent Follow the Getting 2...
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196-Leia: Photographer and Story Teller, Passionate about Regenerative Agriculture, SOKA University Alumni, Loves Rapping, Surfer
Sean and Leia talk about: (0:00) telling stories as a photographer and videographer, specifically for Regenerative Agriculture and Farmer’s Footprint (16:55) becoming passionate about supporting sustainable farming because of trips to Costa Rica and Guatamala as well as her college experience at...
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195-Iain Wood: The King of Chemo, Wants to Set the World Record for Cancer Research Fundraising
Sean and talk Iain about time zones, Irish History, and his quest to raise the most money ever for cancer research after finding out he had a terminal cancer tumor in his brain and had 5 years to live. Get 2 Know more about Iain www.thekingofchemo.com IG: @thekingofchemo Follow the Getting 2 Know…
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193-Kim: Owner/Inventor of Barbell Rescue, Air Force Vet, Nurse, Alaskan Resident, Possess a Sick Stash
Sean and talk Kim about: (0:00) reactions to his 1/3rds comments, which is how I found him (9:15) how the idea to create Barbell Rescue came about (33:10) utilizing social media for his business and going somewhat viral on Tic Toc (55:41) being inspired to reinvent himself by starting his…
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192- Dust: Blues Rapper, Basement Artist, Goal of Performing a Tiny Desk Concert, Reveres The Tragically Hip
Sean and Dust talk about: (0:00) him becoming my favorite new rapper and combining Blues Music with Rap (27:09) things we don’t like like lawyers and genocides (48:34) his experience of living in Israel and being Jewish (1:04:40) his mom battling cancer, passing while he was in his early 20’s and...
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191-Camyrn: Loves Plants, Animals and Rocks, Teacher, Trusts her Finger Tips While Rock Climbing, Has a Story for Just About Any Word
Sean and Camyrn talk about: (0:00) how we met because of her comment about Alge benches to help reduce CO2 and her love of the environmental (19:48) getting college scholarships and meeting her boyfriend of 7 years (25:47) rocking climbing becoming her sport of passion and why she enjoys the...
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189-Jessica Tyndall: Candidate for Cape Henlopen School Board
Sean and Jessica talk about: (0:00) deciding to run for the school board in 2014 (10:15) the role of a board member in serving the school (23:00) policies Jessica is proud of including Spanish Emersion, Field Trips, Redistricting, Voting to Reopen Schools and Grow Your Own Teachers Initiative...
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188-KJ: Self Taught Artist, 2nd Generation Bronxite, Always the Outcast, Capricorn, Former P.I.
Sean and KJ talk about: (0:00) Moving out to California from the Bronx (15:08) men in her family influencing how she saw men along with the book When Men Behave Badly (41:08) her fondness for UFC and some personal fight stories (1:03:25) feeling like a family outcast b/c she was a “Dudley…
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187-B: Divine Feminine, Desires Avoiding Decision Fatigue, Was a Communist for like 2 Weeks, Podcaster, Not for Long Single Mom
Sean and B talk about: (0:00) the attractiveness of Masculine and Feminine Energy (14:37) meeting her “disagreeable partner” on bumble and it’s going soooo well (33:45) knowledge porn and being overly intellectually stimulated (44:00) single mom experiences, taking care of people, and parenting...
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186-Aaron: Wants to Be Intentional with his Life, Has a Side Quest to Start an Acton Academy, Often has Lucid Dreams, Ego Lifter
Sean and Aaron talk about: (0:00) His fondness for Stoicism and his side quest to start an Acton Academy (31:10) working as a trash collector and breaking small talk norms (48:32) lucid dream experiences where he can change reality at his whim (1:10:16) being intentional with his purpose and time...
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185-Tanya: Peace Loving-Tie Dye Wearing-Tree Hugger, Feels like she was Born Before Her Time, Former News Reporter
Sean and Tanya talk about: (0:00) her book Born Beautiful Biracial and investigating her family tree (12:35) connecting with and learning about family members because of ancestry.com (21:38) kids being accepting (31:38) participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters (39:54) moving around the country…
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184-Brian: Loves International Travel, Likes Bad-Idea Meetings, A Little Burnt Out by NYC, Has Specific Triggers
Sean and Brian talk about: (0:00) traveling state side (10:34) international traveling to Africa, Russia, and Germany (40:46) parenting compared to how we grew up (53:20) the importance of bad idea meetings at companies (1:04:28) investing in businesses and taking calculated risks (1:24:39)…
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183-Braie Swann: 2018 All SEC Gymnast for the Arkansas Razorbacks, Youth Gymnastics Coach, Prides herself on being Genuine
Sean and Braie talk about: (2:34) being a successful gymnast and why that’s not common for “tall” folk (21:22) quitting Elite and her olympic goals in part because of a coach that was not nurturing and raising her like he should have (41:52) survivor vs victim labeling and connotations that come...
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182-Mona Bolouri: Iranian, PHD in Architecture, Migrated to Canada in 2020
Sean and Mona talk about: (2:33) The protests in Iran stemming from the death of Mahsa Amini because of compulsory hijab laws enforced by the Morality Police (33:49) Difference between the Morality Police and the Police Department in Iran (51:01) the Leader of Islamic Countries and the power...
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180- Carianne Hixson: Artist, Foodie, Photographer, Very Good at Recognizing Accents
Sean and Carianne talk about: (2:35) deciding to be a guest on the pod, putting her work and interests on social media (24:23) struggling with connecting to the Gay Community and her college experiences (57:51) NYC office jobs and wasting time (1:11:20) binge drinking, quitting, trading toxic...
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179- Anthony Gonzalez-Staff: Grew up in a Trap House, Adopted by His Grandparents, Navy Vet, Big Festival Guy
Sean and Anthony talk about: (2:33) wanting to come on the pod to share his story about growing up in a trap house which led to living on a farm in foster care (22:34) his grandparents gaining custody of him and his two sisters and what life was like growing up with grandparents raising them...
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178-Carl Phelps: Republican Candidate for Delaware State Representative District 14
Sean and Carl Phelps talk about: (2:34) how his life experiences led to seeking common ground with people (8:16) finding out roads, infrastructure, and sprawl being a concern of constituents as he went door to door (39:14) Sussex County generating revenue for the state, but that money is not…
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177-Colleen Davis: Incumbent Democratic Candidate for Delaware State Treasurer 2022
Sean and Colleen Davis talk about: (2:34) what is the purpose of a State Treasurer (9:21) maintaining Delaware’s AAA bond rating, which is a really big deal, and state pensions (29:48) going from Neurosurgery to politics because of a short fall in insurance coverage for patients (44:30) Public...
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176-Dr. Bradley Layfield: Republican Candidate for Delaware State House of Representatives District 4
Sean and Bradley Layfield talk about: (2:34) how he will balance the time commitments of being both a High School Principal and State House Representative for the 4th district (19:28) educational points of emphasis, discipline metrics, allocation of teacher units, funding for building schools,...
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175-Dave Hodges: Founder of Zide Door Church of Entheogenic Plants which was raided by Oakland PD for 200k Worth of Cannabis, Shrooms and Cash
Sean and Dave Hodges talk about: (2:34) creating a cannabis church in Oakland, which eventually included mushrooms (16:31) Mushroom use and psychedelic experiences (36:29) Consuming 4 times more than the Terence McKenna Heroic dose of mushrooms to have out of body experiences and meet entities...
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174-Kolby from Stop Soldier Suicide
Sean and Kolby talk about: (2:33) Stop Soldier Suicide’s Mission as a Non-Profit to reduce the military’s suicide rate through free telehealth services (17:24) How Stop Soldier Suicide aids service members to overcome Adverse Childhood Experiences (25:30) Hoping to help other families to not...
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173-Jason Wood: Army Vet, Girl Dad, Muscular Ultra Runner, Men’s Mental Health Advocate, Does Not have Ab Implants
Sean and Jason Wood talk about: (2:33) enlisting in the military for college, Middle East deployment stories (44:19) Not being ready for post combat civilian life, nearly taking his life in a Day’s Inn because he felt like a failure of a dad which led him to advocating for men’s mental health...
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172-Simon: Dad Bod God (as proclaimed by me), Lawyer, Featured in Mens Health Magazine, Daughter Once Called Him Squishy
Sean and Simon talk about why he decided lose weight and become shredded, the affect of tempo and reps in his workouts (2:33), Macro Dieting, giving up alcohol while still networking and having fun (21:36), working out with the hopes of avoiding an early death, developing gym habits and becoming…
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171-Jennifer Laskin, Esq: Attorney with organizing roots, Juvenile Justice Advocate, Law Teacher, Does Free 15-20 minutes Consultations
Sean and Jenn talk about how Jenny Justice 555 became a tiktok lawyer in 2019, how being child free allows her to advocate for children (2:32), why she is progressive, her experience at the 2016 Democratic Convention, being culturally well rounded (24:57), RedRum Motorcycle Club’s mission to help...
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170-Jeb: Primal Health Guy, Seeks Absorption of Negative Ions, Hasn’t Done a Coffee Enema Yet, Ate Deer Testicles Last Thanksgiving
Sean and Jeb talk about how a carnivore diet helped him overcome autoimmune arthritis, getting into the raw meat eating community (2:34), coffee enemas and other biohacks (37:19), Liver King, Knees Over Toes guy, bare foot running/hiking, social media connections (1:01:00), leaving toxic friends,...
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169-Toby Harnden: Author of First Casualty The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
Sean and Toby Harnden talk about the intricate details that went into First Casualty, developing a relationship with CIA Agent David, checking in with Afghan warlords and CIA agents 20 years after the mission (0:00), interviewing Abdul Rashid Dostum, an Afghan warlord (49:10) a lucky situation in...
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168-Sean Sakinofsky: Endurance Cyclist, Pioneer of Keto in Cycling, Prefers to Walk Everywhere, Really into Jet Planes
Sean and Sean Sakinofsky talk about automobiles making people weaker, responsible firearm ownership, being bullied in elementary school, benefits of saturated fats and harm from carbs (0:00), the World Economic Forum’s (lead by Klaus Schwab) coming Great Reset, removing healthy fats from diets...
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167-Dan: Proud and Loving Puppy Dad, Former Teacher, Hole-in-One Hitter, Once had a Tongue Ring
Sean and Dan talk about small town living in Montana, his college experience including getting a tongue ring, experiences as a teacher (0:00), golfing stories, why he got his puppy, how going through the 75 Hard program changed his life (1:20:14) Get 2 Know more about Dan IG and Twitter:...
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166-JD Sustar the Finance Cowboy (Name Speaks for Itself)
Sean and JD talk about How the Finance Cowboy persona came to be, social media creation methods and hacks, making properties rental ready (0:00), his investment mentality with mortgages, the value of commercial notes, house hacking to start, cash out refinancing, how the lessons he learned…
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165-Dillan: Empowering Pacific Islanders, @runjanji Field Team, Ultra Marathon Runner, Cofounder @tribe.hawaii, First Chamoru to Climb Mt. Everest (soon)
Sean and Dillan talk about finding an athletic tribe, dreams and fears of climbing Mt. Everest (0:00), creating Tribe Collective brand with his friend Joe, who unexpectedly passed away, developing a business, running as a meditation means (1:14:34), his experience in the Moab 240, dietary...
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164-Anne Rolfes: Director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade
Sean and Anne talk about why the Louisiana Bucket Brigade is protesting in Rehoboth Beach Delaware and wants to stop the construction of gas export terminals in the Gulf Coast off of Louisiana Get 2 Know more about Anne and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade labucketbrigade.org stophighgasprices.com...
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163-Keegan Worley: 2022 Democratic Candidate for Delaware State Representative District 4
Sean and Keegan Worley talk about why he’s running to be a Delaware State Rep, his teaching and coaching experience, taking a job with the Caesar Rodney School district making it easier to get to legislative hall (0:00), why he moved to Delaware, running as a democrat, making health care in...
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162-Josh McGough MD: EM Resident with 360k in Student Loan Debt, Father, Husband, Trying His Best, Tweeted for Himself
Sean and Josh talk about how he got into 360,000 in student loan debt while going to medical school, humanistic focused doctor visits, how he’s trying to pay off the student loan debt (0:00), mental health struggles and support for doctors, getting 35 thousand twitter followers by tweeting test...
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161-Aiden: Really into Sneakers, Banned from Twitter at 16, Has a Social Battery, Precision Polisher
Sean and Aiden talk about how the sneaker loving community changed his life, earning money with gaming, the cost of basketball shoes, his high school experience (0:00), choosing to be nice, working with Mechanical Finishing, Life goals and Cincinnati Sneaker Connection (1:41:45) Get 2 Know more...
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160-Etta: The Dizzy Diva, Suffers from Chronic Vestibular Migraine Disorder, VeDA Ambassador, Not a Hypochondriac
Sean and Etta talk about dealing with Chronic Vestibular Migraine Disorder (0:00), using social media to get help, retraining her mind (51:34), managing the disorder thanks to an orthodox priest’s visit who anointed her will oil from a weeping icon, dealing with doctors and advocating for…
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159-Yace: Neo-Expressionist Painter (sorta), Former Competitive Call of Duty Player, A New Uncle, Really into Music, Was Nice Enough to Send me a Painting of His
Sean and Yace talk about how he got his nickname, neo-expressionism painting, soul searching leading to less screen time (0:00), playing Call of Duty with Gaming for a Cause, a gnarly psychedelic experience leading him to being less materialistic, using social media as an artist (47:48) Get 2…
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158-Jackie: Holistic OT, Self Care Coach, Dream-builder, Adventurer
Sean and Jackie talk about being an Occupational Therapist in a nursing home during COVID, getting into holistic life coaching (0:00), leaving her traditional OT job, her relationship with her uncle and abortion rights (1:06:23) Get 2 Know more about Jackie IG: @jackiefresh1922 Follow the Getting…
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157-Jon: Success is Certain Lifestyle Brand Creator, Mortgage Underwriter, Nap King Cole, Originally from Ohio, Played Football his Whole Life
Sean and Jon Penick talk about personal identity battles, creating a life style band, impact of volunteering with kids (0:00), becoming a mortgage underwriter, college football player experiences (47:14), basketball interests, online dating, and brands (1:49:50). Get 2 Know more about Jon…
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156-Mike Jones: Habitual Knife Maker, Joe Rogan Saved his Business, Really into Golf, Did a Year in Whistler (which turned into 10)
Sean and Mike Jones talk about living in Whistler British Columbia, Getting into and building up a knife making, taxes (0:00), Bushfucker origin story, species evolving, doing social media (1:30:38), Joe Rogan following him, Lex Fridman featuring his IG after getting his knife as a gift, deciding...
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155-Knocko: Police Detective/Supervisor in Los Angeles, Featured in a Netflix True Crime Series, Followed by S.E. Hinton on Twitter
Sean and Knocko talk about why S.E. Hinton follows him on Twitter, becoming a cop at 21 instead of joining the military (0:00), working the Fugitive Warrant Squad, being an NYC cop post 9-11, Riots in LA, playing guitar in the punk rock band Enertia (spelt with an E b/c that makes it cooler)…
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154-Stephanie: Jackie of All Trades, Dabbles w/ Circus Arts, High Functioning Pyromaniac, Raves Sober
Sean and Stephanie talk about her sports training career, getting diagnosed with ADHD, body building (0:00), psychedelic stories, Rave outfits, enjoying Rave culture, radical self expression (1:26:47), working in Gentlemen’s clubs, Only Fans, working with Kink.com, being polyamorous (2:51:45) Get…
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153-NAC David: American Songwriter, Producer, Recording Artist, Grew up in a House with no Cursing, Explored Poetry in Middle School
Sean and NAC David talk about social media strategies, putting himself out there too early, learning to be a musical lynch pin (0:00), trusting his intuition, growing authentic listeners, dealing with Hip-Hop trolls (46:18), soccer helping his mindset, white rappers, his family’s influence...
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Listen in and connect with guests from all types of backgrounds and parts of the world as they share THEIR STORIES letting us get to know them and bringing a new meaning to ”social” media.
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Getting 2 Know U Pod is created and hosted by Sean O’Grady.
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